To play Olympic wrestling benefactor John ­Eleuthere du Pont in Foxcatcher, director Bennett Millerrecalled that Steve Carell wanted embark on the lengthy preparations that Philip Seymour Hoffman did for Capote, including what the actor called "a very specific physicality that I thought was informed by what was going on inside him."

That transformation is on full display in the film's latest trailer, as an unrecognizable and haunting Carell touts a gravelly voice and facial prosthetics to explain his mission. "Athletes need role models — like anyone, they need people to look up to," he says. "I want more than anything to win a gold medal, and we have someone who could do that, but there are some psychological issues that we need to take care of."

Before a massive chant erupts, he concludes, "I am leading men. I am training them, I am teaching them, I am giving them a dream, and I am giving America hope."